( she can't stop herself from responding. rowena knows that she should ignore him, perhaps there's someone instead that she could heal, but his words are easy bait, the superiority with his knowledge, knowing both thorne and this world better than she does. and she can't make herself back down.
her hands clench as she does finally take a step closer, though it's less moving towards him and more in putting herself in a better position in the room, less hidden behind a screen, seeing both the view of the doorway and him. security )
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( she can't stop herself from responding. rowena knows that she should ignore him, perhaps there's someone instead that she could heal, but his words are easy bait, the superiority with his knowledge, knowing both thorne and this world better than she does. and she can't make herself back down.
her hands clench as she does finally take a step closer, though it's less moving towards him and more in putting herself in a better position in the room, less hidden behind a screen, seeing both the view of the doorway and him. security )
No one truly understands it.